Thursday Night (1/30) Whip Around

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a pretty light slate on Thursday night, but Prep Hoops Indiana still had eyes and ears in gyms all across the state. Let's take a look at some of the notable results and standout individual performances from the evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nathan Bowker, a 6'2" senior guard, scored 23 points to lead the way for East Noble as they defeated Huntington North 63-60. Kobe Ritchie added a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Knights who got themselves over .500 at 8-7 on the season with the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lanesville was led by freshman point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2538845' first='Nolin' last='Pearce'] who scored 15 points and dished out 7 assists in an impressive 81-66 win over West Washington. Pearce has been the Eagles' leading scorer this season averaging just shy of 12 points per game. The victory snapped a five game loosing streak for Lanesville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taquerion Van Buren scored a game-high 22 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2405821' first='Anthony' last='Murphy'] chipped in 14 points in Michigan City's 74-67 win over Hammond Morton. Devyn Henderson and LeBron Hill each scored 17 points in the loss for Hammond Morton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1738828' first='Landyn' last='Keiser'] scored 18 points to pace Centerville in their 60-41 win over Union County.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore wing [player_tooltip player_id='2140416' first='Mack' last='Welker'] scored 22 points as Homestead defeated Fort Wayne Northrop 65-53.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unsigned senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2053673' first='Derek' last='Collins'] scored 19 points while classmate [player_tooltip player_id='1296975' first='Anthony' last='Holmes'] added 10 points in Gary West Side's 60-57 win over East Chicago Central. [player_tooltip player_id='1297020' first='Dominique' last='Murphy Jr'] inched closer to the East Chicago Central all-time scoring record with 23 points. [player_tooltip player_id='2390221' first='Yamauree' last='Wallace'] added 18 points for the Cardinals. Expect to see these two battle it out again in Sectional 17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Indiana Tech signee [player_tooltip player_id='2056300' first='Trey' last='Yoder'] surpassed the 1,000 career point milestone in Woodlan's 61-29 win over Lakewood Park. [player_tooltip player_id='2812795' first='Avery' last='MacFarlane'] scored 19 of the 29 points in the loss for Lakewood Park.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628156' first='Noah' last='Payne'] poured in 29 points on 12-17, 4-7, 1-2 shooting as Northeastern moved to 17-1 on the season with a 71-48 win over Lincoln. Payne also dished out 6 assists. Tre Vanlandingham added 17 points and 7 assists for the Knights while senior big man Sam White chipped in a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->